[PD] new object: [path] - following the example of [import]

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Dec 1, 2011, at 2:08 PM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:

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> On 2011-12-01 19:41, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
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>> The prefs are called "Startup..." and the cmd line and [declare] flag is called "-lib", so its less consistent than "path".  I chose the name 'import' because its commonly used for loading libs in a number of langauges like Java and Python.
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> i'm not saying that "import" is a bad name. actually i think it is a
> good name.
> i'm only saying that "path" might be a sub-optimal name. e.g
> [split_path] won't split the "path" you are talking about in  [path],
> though the consistency suggests it.
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> otoh, your argument about the labels in the prefs are a bit void, given
> that they are meant to be translated.
> i don't see much consistency if "Pfad..." refers to the same as [path],
> but [path] and [split_path] are unrelated.

I think [split_path] is not well named.

.hc


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